The
founder of Shuko-Kai International is Sensei, Kunio Miyake.
Who was born in 1946. He began teaching martial arts in Japan,
while at the same time teaching modern Japanese language and literature
at the high school level. Miyake Sensei came to the United States
in 1985, and quickly established Shuko-Kai U.S.A. in Southern California with permission of Shuko-kai Tani-ha Shito-Ryu Soke Chojiro Tani.

He
currently holds an official U.S.A. National Karate-Do Federation 8th Degree Black Belt in Karate-do and a 6th Degree
Black Belt in Shorinji Kempo Aiki-Jujitsu. His instructor's licenses
were issued by the All-Japan Karate-do Federation and the World Shorinji
Kempo Federation in 1978 in Japan. He is also Soke /
President of Nippon Toho Iai-Do Renmei Shuko-kai. These degrees require the highest
caliber of Karate, Jujitsu and Iai-Do knowledge. Miyake Sensei was the
All-Japan Champion in Shito-Ryu Shuko-Kai in 1982 and the 1988 U.S.A
Karate Federation National Champion. He was also selected to be
the representative at the All-Japan Martial representatives Arts Demonstration (Budosai)
-- a distinctive honor due to the fact that are chosen
throughout Japan based on their superior skills in their respective
arts.

His
USANKF Black Belt , which has equally been approved by the U.S.
Olympic Committee and is the highest rank in this organization.

In
addition of being a Member of the Examiners Board (U.S.A.N.K.F), Miyake
Sensei also serves in the U.S.A.N.K.F's National Technical Committee as
the Chairman of the Kata Committee and Technical advisor for the National Team and coaches (1994-2010). He also held Pan American
and W.K.F International Referee's Licenses.

At United States Olympic Training
Center along with some WKF Gold medalists from the USA National Team

He
also has received the honor of Instructor of the year at USA-NKF
National Tournament 2003.

1993
U.S.A. National Karate-Do Federation (U.S.A.N.K.F.)
established with National Governing Body for Traditional
Karate under the U.S.A. Olympic Committee.
1994 The year of the Instructor: Katherine J. Thiry.
1995
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2001

2002 The year of
the Instructor: Hideharu Igaki
2003 The year of
the Instructor: Kunio Miyake
2004
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2007

Hachi-Dan ( 8th Degree Black Belt
) is the highest rank of Karate in the
United States under the U.S.A. Olympic Committe

She
currently holds at 6th Degree Black Belt in Karate-Do and 5th Degree Iai-Do. Ms.
Miyake won Goju-ryu All NatIonal Championships in Mexico for
kumite (sparring)
and kata (form) for many years. She also received an award for
best competitor of 1995 from Deparment of Sports, she
had been teaching Karate-Do and
Iai-do from 1985 to 1996 at University (Cd. Victoria)
Mexico.

While training and teaching in Martial Arts in
Osaka in Japan she received a 4th Degree Black
Belt from Soke, Taisho Shirota in Karate-Do (1995),
3rd Degree black belt in Iai-Do from Hanshi Masuro Shato.